New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-28

per bonds will be put This would raise the lo'
debt to SIT 032 900 and the fixed charge to $o2I6oo
Mr. Ycrkes ia in Philadelphia this week. where he IS
supposed be consulting with the other members OF o
syndicate In regard TO their proposed purchase Vi ~
West Side street car lines The hitch In the negotiations
Is simply over the manner the payment aud not over
the price. Mr. Yerkes offers to pay $1oooooo IN cash
and TO pay sl,0OOOOO at six months Sl'ooo'ooo al
twelve months and the final $l,OOOOOo NJ eishteeh
months He requires that while the payments are pens
made the stock be placed In escrow IN the hanos OIL
trustee The holders Of the stock VIII not consent "
this.
Tho Sheriff has finally found himself compelled TO
curiail the pleasures and liberties OF his distinguished
prisoners the boodlcrs" But in all his treatment OF
them he shows the consideration he feels Tor the OK
otfcials The County Physician Dr. Buthardt, has been
called to examine wren and has submitted report that
Wrens confinement in narrow cell Is dangerous 10 iS
health, aud asking for larger quarters Tor hiu Dui"
the trial testimony was given TO the ehec' h
Dr. Biuthardt paid the County Commissioners Sooo
for position the public is rather skeptlcai
morrow the b0Oders all to be en,erialie ~. -
Jail.
In the numerous little towns which lie the outskirts
Of the city in every direction there Is groTns sehti
Thica~o Tbey have SO long experimental with little
municipal governments of their as to oe thorongny
weared attempt and during the last year or
their taxes have been Increased until they are as hg as
Chcagos without thc benefits of large citys police
fire and other departments they have been paying
equally high rates Realizing this they now uesre l M
nexation. each OF the towns there Is rirg OF ooe
holders and politicians who oppose the an bul rs tcr
seems desire for II tho part OF the resi-
dents II Is almost certain that within inc ne1 SD
eight months tic limits Of Chicago Will DC eA'oh"oA
north, west AMI south.
Chicago firm is going into the oyster packing bnsi-
ness at New Orleans to try the experiment OF PACKING
Gulf oysters. They building packing house about
200 feet long in New0reans and unless the craft arc
wrecked between Pittsbnrg. where they are Duiid2,
and the Gulf will start on october with one r2, con-,
sisting Of steamer aud half dozen bargcs. All
machinery aud appliances will be sent from Baltimore.
The Chicago men who entered the Lake Minnetonka
Tenris Tournament had things pretty much their own
way The first and second prizes In the singles we're
the first prize in the doubles was captured by the same
men. - , ,..,
Much interest felt In OF baseball that 70 be
PLAYED between niiles from the University and ILLINOIS
clubs Nearly all the members of the former CLUB Team
have been members OF the Yale and Harvard University
mines during the last few years.
The members of the committee who TO have charge
here IN October in great state OF exciteinent ana
cha grin because he will stay only DAY here The fct
appears all the hitter to them because ne Will stay
several days In ST. Louis
The cold weather which has prevailed all the week has
been great boon TO the theatres, and they have al ha
large audiences every night. At the Columbia ME- FRANK
Mayo made his bow UArtdgnaH 10 the first audience
that honored Mr.. Shelbys management OF the theatre.
The regular at the Grand Opera House was IN
augurated with A Tin Soldier" At McNickers was
seen the last OF the Madison Square company IN
Elaine" They have been here eleven weeks and VIII
also be the last of The Arabian Nights at the Chicago
| Opera House.